The Memento prize 2015 goes to Prof. Hörauf and his research team

In the categories "research and development" and "political will", the prize honours people who devote themselves in the most meritorious manner to combat diseases such as sleeping sickness, leishmaniasis and tuberculosis for which there is no adequate treatment options and not enough investments in research and development. The Memento prize 2015 goes to the research team of Prof. Hörauf (University Hospital of Bonn) for the development of a therapy for lymphatic filariasis (parasitic nematodes).